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Got him! This is Theodor von Bomhard (1841 - after 1911) Born Wunsiedel 12.1.1841 (Bavarian) Unterlieutenant 16.5.1859 ... Oberst 11.12.1888 Generalmajor 12.6.1893 char. GenLt zD 25.12.1897 char. Gen der Artillerie zD 3.3.1911 He was Commander of FAR1 in 1891, Sektionschef Field Artillery Inspection in 1893, Commander of 2nd Field Artillery Brigade in 1895. His awards per 1895 are BMV4X, BMV3X, Bavarian Crown Order Knight, St. Michael Commander 2nd, EK2, KO2, KDM70, Bavar 1866 cross, DA 2nd, Swedish Sword Order Commander 2nd and ÖFJ1 (Grand Cross). The two last ones do not show up in the 1891 RL. So this photo must have been taken sometime between 1891 and 1893 (promotion to Generalmajor), and before he got the ÖFJ1. Trivia: He was the grandfather of SS-Gruppenführer Adolf von Bomhard.

Thanks for the numbers! Chris

Hello Werner, have you got award numbers for the Beamtenband MVK, especially with crown? Thanks Chris

You're right. The list should be more specific.

Anhalt ? Baden KFO/BZL: published, but incomplete Bayern MMJO: published MVO/MVK: published, but incomplete Braunschweig: BrH/BrEAK: apparently not in archive Bremen Hanseatenkreuz: exist in archive, not yet published Hamburg Hanseatenkreuz: exist in archive, not yet published Hessen-Darmstadt HPO/HT: destroyed in the war? Hessen (Kurfürstentum): House Order of the Golden Lion --> David M Order of William --> David M Hohenzollern being published Lippe-Detmold LDH: being published Lübeck Hanseatenkreuz: exist in archive, not yet published Mecklenburg-Schwerin exist in archive, not yet published Mecklenburg-Strelitz found, but too chaotic to be useful Oldenburg ? Preußen PLM/HHOX: published-- HHOX being worked on for a new edition Reuß ä.L. und j.L. exist in archive, not yet published Sachsen SH/SV: published SA: published, but rolls not complete Sachsen-Altenburg HSH: published, supplements being published Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha HSH: being published Carl Eduard War Cross: being published Carl Eduard Medals: being published Sachsen-Meiningen HSH: being published, but incomplete War Merit Cross: being published Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach WF: being published, but incomplete Wilhelm Ernst War Cros: being published, but incomplete Schaumburg-Lippe House Order * Decorations for Arts & Sciences: being published Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt und Schwarzburg-Sondershausen exist in archive, not yet published Waldeck Merit Cross 1914-18: published-- revised 2nd edition being re-published Württemberg WKO/MVO/WF, WKrz, VK: being published Austria Iron Crown: ? ÖMK: ? Just meant as a start, waiting for your corrections/updates. Regards Chris

Great job, David! We should have a pinned thread with a list of all states' rolls, stating which have been published, will be published, found, not yet found, definitely destroyed, and so on.

All that makes sense. My great-grandfather was a farmer, born 1886, and had been a reserve NCO in the field artillery in WW1. I thought he was a Vizewachtmeister dR, but this photo suggests he had only been an Unteroffizier. He was not recalled for WW2 or any Wehrmacht service. A reserve gathering is quite likely, but some apparently already had new shiny uniforms, while others simply pinned the new eagle on some old dress. The Oberfeldwebel in the center was my grandfather's brother, Erich Reich. He was definitely a Vizewachtmeister dR and was neither recalled for WW2. There is another photo of him probably taken on the same day:

Maybe some sort of early WH uniform, or am I just missing something?

Closeup of the uniform in question. BTW, this is one of my great-grandfathers. Rank seems to be Unterfeldwebel, what do you think? Thanks Chris

Gentlemen, this is a group photo taken probably around 1935/36. There are Wehrmacht NCOs sitting in the foreground and standing at the sides (some apparently with the older cap eagle, some with the new one). But the others, those with army caps, have me confused. Is that a Wehrmacht uniform, but without the WH eagle on the caps? Sorry about the bad quality of the picture. Chris

This is the back:

Great work! BTW, have you found Dr. Arthur Schleh somewhere? Chris

Without having any specific information on Wechsler: In those days, "?konom" did not necessarily mean economist, but most often someone who was in an agricultural profession. There were titles like "?konomierat" - an official in agriculture.

This is a truly fascinating thread! Chris

Poor Chinese dragon under his feet!

I thought this would be the proper place for a picture of the (Crusade style) monument erected for Graf Waldersee in Hannover, right across the street from where he lived:

This one:

That's the Lippe War Honor Cross for Heroic Deeds.

Some more: Lippe War Honor Cross for Heroic Deeds Lippe pinback Honor Cross with Swords (a post-WW1 'dynastic' award) Lippe War Merit Cross Schaumburg-Lippe Cross for Loyal Service Austrian WW1 Commemorative Medal Sudeten Medal Olympic Decoration (Medal or Decoration 2nd class) SA-Treffen Braunschweig 1931 badge Some of these can be seen on the photo of his ribbon bar below:

Some of these may be good, but some look suspicious: - 5th row: This one is a put-together fake. The combination and precedence are totally off. - bottom row: Suspicious combination. Too many Third Reich awards: police, party, Olympics, Social Welfare, West Wall and KVK. Theoretically possible, but suspicious. At least the ones in row #3 and #4 have suspicious combinations as well. And - the constructions are the same as the bottom row and others. Which I'm afraid casts serious doubt on the whole group of bars. Chris

That's a very important information you got! Sometime, somehow, these rolls will get transcribed.

I would be interested in this, too. Did you write to the archive in Wolfenbüttel? I guess they will reply that they don't have them. Neil O'Connor did not find any, but I don't know how deep he was digging.

Good work, Rick!

And a painting that shows him with one of his fossils:

... and on an excursion in 1943: